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Khazar Open 2012 – Round 8

The 10th Khazar International Chess Open Tournaments A (+2100), B (-2100), C (Women) & D (Youth U 14) is taking place from 29th February to 7th March in Rasht, Iran.

103 players from eight countries, including 12 Grandmasters, compete in the 11-round Swiss in Open A.

Russian GM Oleg Korneev and last-year joint winner IM Giga Quparadze are leading the standings with 6.5 points each after eight games. There follows a big group of players on 6 points each.

The prize fund is as follows: Tournament A -$11,500, Tournament B – $4050, Tournament C – $3100 & Tournament D – $1800. The winner of the A Tournament gets $3000.

Oleg Korneev

GM Oleg Korneev

Round 8 standings:

1-2. GM Korneev Oleg RUS 2584 and IM Quparadze Giga GEO 2451 – 6.5

3-9. GM Babujian Levon ARM 2474, IM Idani Pouya IRI 2448, IM Moosavian S Hamed IRI 2343, GM Abbasov Farid AZE 2551, GM Golizadeh Asghar IRI 2464, Iskandarov Misratdin AZE 2305 and GM Tiviakov Sergei NED 2677 – 6.0

10-15. IM Sharbaf Mohsen IRI 2387, IM Azaladze Shota GEO 2403, GM Pantsulaia Levan GEO 2592, IM Mammadov Ayaz AZE 2404, GM Yegiazarian Arsen ARM 2430 and IM Lodhi Mahmood PAK 2400 – 5.5 etc

Round 9 top pairings:

IM Quparadze Giga 2451 – GM Korneev Oleg 2584
GM Golizadeh Asghar 2464 – GM Tiviakov Sergei 2677
GM Abbasov Farid 2551 – IM Idani Pouya 2448
GM Babujian Levon 2474 – IM Moosavian S Hamed 2343
GM Pantsulaia Levan 2592 – Iskandarov Misratdin 2305
IM Lodhi Mahmood 2400 – GM Yegiazarian Arsen 2430
IM Sharbaf Mohsen 2387 – IM Mammadov Ayaz 2404
IM Nigalidze Gaioz 2459 – IM Azaladze Shota 2403

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